Risk assessments are undertaken in Crawley and surrounding areas in premises such as hotels, nursing homes, commercial buildings etc. If you employ 5 or more people (including part-time workers and volunteers) or you work under any kind of licence … [Read more...]
Huge £42k fine for landlord who breached safety laws.
A landlord from South Woodford has been handed a whopping fine of £42,000 for failing to comply with a prohibition order related to a number of fire safety failings. Mr Javid Akhtar Mughal was prosecuted by Redbridge Council following an … [Read more...]
Care Home Operators Slapped with 400k Fine Over Fire Safety Breaches
The operators of the Donwell House Care Home in Wearside have been handed a massive £400,000 fine at Newcastle Crown Court after admitting five breaches of fire safety rules. The failings were uncovered by Tyne & Wear Fire and Rescue Service in … [Read more...]
Numerous fire safety breaches found
An inspection at the Avens Court Nursing Home in Surrey revealed dangerous fire safety practices at the premises, resulting in immediate safety work being carried out. Inspectors from the Care Quality Commission (CQC) found blocked fire escapes … [Read more...]
Survey shows workers not trained in fire safety
1000 workers polled A survey of workers in the SME sector has revealed that nearly a quarter of employees would look to see what others were doing before taking action in the case of a fire alarm. A further 13% would ignore the alarm and carry … [Read more...]
Houses deemed ‘death traps’
Two Greenwich landlords have been prosecuted after fire officers uncovered a host of fire safety breaches at properties under their ownership. Mr Rafk Lunat was fined £2000 and ordered to pay £1000 in costs, whilst Mr Zhiyong Wu was ordered to pay … [Read more...]
Pub manager and leaseholder in the dock
The former leaseholder and manager of a London pub has been sentenced to six months in jail after pleading guilty to 8 fire safety offences. The Wood Green pub was inspected in November 2011, upon which it was discovered that the premises had … [Read more...]
Residents put ‘at risk’.
A care home in Bournemouth was judged to be ‘not safe’ by an official inspection, just months before a fire broke out at the premises. An electrical fault at Knyveton Hall on 16 February sparked the fire, forcing an evacuation of 28 elderly … [Read more...]
Landlord who put tenants lives at risk fined £25,000
A neglectful landlord, who allowed his tenants to occupy a property without working smoke alarms, fire extinguishers or fire doors, even after repeated warnings from the local council, has been fined almost £20,000. Kamran Qurban let out seven … [Read more...]
Fire doors not up to the job
Analysis by the Fire Door Inspection Scheme (FDIS) has revealed some disturbingly common and large-scale problems regarding the effectiveness of fire doors in buildings across the UK. Inspectors visited 31 sites and uncovered 2506 faults in 677 … [Read more...]
